Head of Isis - found 1963 at Ras-el-Tin Necropolis, Alexandria
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AR3090-B7
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Head of Isis figurine
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
2nd century B.C. - 2nd century A.D. Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt |
| Description: |
Head inclined to the right. Broad, round face with almond-shaped eyes and plane nose. Wavy long hair with middle parting. The goddess is wearing the Isis crown, consisting of the solar disk between corw horns.
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| Size: |
Height 81 mm, width 45 mm.
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| Condition: |
Fragment of a larger figurine. Head itself in a very good condition with nicely worked and preserved details and remains of white grounding. Top of the crown broken in antiquity. With printed note from Mr. Charlier ochen. Reste einer weißen Grundierung. Beiligender Zettel von Herrn Charlier mit Aufdruck "Zwerggestaltige Beset, Göttin des Tanzes und der Musik 2. - 3. JH n. Chr. Fundort: Nekropole vom Ras el-Tin, 1963" = dwarf-shaped Beset, goddess of dance and music, 2nd - 3rd century AD. Found at Ras-el-Tin necropolis, 1963.
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| References: |
Compare R.A. Higgins, Greek terracottas (London 1967) S. 132 und Taf. 63F Compare. J. Fischer, Griechisch-römische Terrakotten aus Ägypten (Tübingen 1994) Kat.-Nr. 844ff. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 from the German private collection Stollenwerk. Inherited from German private collection Hildegard and Erich Charlier in 2019. Acquired between 1950 and 1980 at the European art market or from a private collection. Reported to have been found in at Ras-el-Tin necropolis (Alexandria) in 1963.
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| Charlier collection: |
Mr. Erich Charlier (1923-2015), who had studied archaeology, was a passionate collector. Although he never travelled to Egypt himself, he felt deeply connected with ancient history and acquired a small collection of ancient antiquities. He also thoroughly documented all preserved information for each piece of his collection.
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| Authenticity: |
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